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Wednesday August 21 2013

65 YEAR OLD DONALD GREGG OF SANKERTOWN DIED TUESDAY MORNING when his coal truck slammed into an embankment ALONG Route 422 near the intersection of Route 219 IN CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP. Police believe GREGG swerved to miss a truck HAULING A WIND TURBINE WHICH WAS pulling onto 422. It was VERY foggy AT THE TIME.

A DEADLY WRECK TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN QUEMAHONING TOWNSHIP, Somerset County. 47 YEAR OLD WILLIAM TAYLOR OF BOSWELL was killed WHEN HIS CAR COLLIDED with a DISABLED tri-axle truck THAT WAS PARKED ALONG THE SIDE OF ROUTE 30 NEAR THE ROUTE 219 INTERCHANGE.

accused killer gets attorney

21 YEAR OLD DEMETRIUS GIBSON OF Tire Hill IS CHARGED WITH fatally stabbing his girlfriend, ELIZABETH MILLER, 2 WEEKS AGO IN THE MOXHAM SECTION OF JOHNSTOWN…AND HE HAS HIRED Altoona attorney Tom Dickey TO REPRESENT HIM. A preliminary hearing WASA scheduled TOMORROW, BUT IT HAS BEEN continued WITH NO NEW DATE SET.

mom due in court

a preliminary hearing is scheduled today for 29 year old Miranda Jo Weakland of altoona who is facing charges including Aggravated Assault of an Unborn Child. last month, officers responded to a report of an unconscious pregnant woman. Weakland was taken to UPMC Altoona where Doctors performed a c-section. the baby suffered a seizure and had to be flown to the neo-natal i-c-u at johnstown’s memorial medical center. Police also have surveillance video of weakland under the influence and shoplifting from a local convenience store that same evening. blood tests show she had taken various prescription pills.

woman lied about robbery

State College POLICE say a woman LIED WHEN SHE claimed SHE HAD BEEN ROBBED at knife point. THE Uni-Mart employee told OFFICERS she was walking in the parking lot on East College Avenue around 1:15 Tuesday afternoon when a man approached her, cut her arms with a knife, stole the bank bag she was holding and ran away. surveillance footage SHOWS THE WOMAN was alone. no WORD if SHE WILL FACE any charges.

Teen TRIES TO ROB STORE

POLICE IN RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, SAY 16-year old Darnell McLaughlin robbED the Honey Bear Mini Mart around 8:30 Tuesday morning. HE ALLEGEDLY jumped the counter AND pointed WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A PELLET gun at the clerk and a customer demanding their money, BUT HE ONLY GOT AWAY WITH 4 PACKS OF CIGARETTES. he fled on foot down Luther Road tHEN GOT INTO HIS get-a-way car driven by 19-year Zachary Wissinger. Both TEENS were ARRESTED just a few miles away AND POLICE chargED THEM as adults.

changing altoona’s form of government?

The Altoona Government Study Commission heLD A public HEARING LAST night TO HEAR FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS, business OWNERS, and union leaders WHO SEEM TO SUPPORT switching to a Home Rule style of government. ALTOONA JOINED THE STATE’S distressed MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAM LAST YEAR AND HOME RULE WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHOUT STATE CAPS ON EARNED INCOME AND PROPERTY TAX. A final decision WILL BE MADE in December. at least one more public hearing WILL BE SCHEDULED before then.

roads aren’t so bad after all

BELIEVE IT OR NOT…BUT PENNSYLVANIA’S MAJOR HIGHWAYS ARE THE NATION’S 15TH SMOOTHEST, ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION STUDY. THE SURPRISING RANKING PLACES PA’S INTERSTATES AHEAD OF NEARBY NEW YORK, MARYLAND, DELAWARE, VIRGINIA, AND OHIO. THE SURVEY ALSO SAYS OUR INTERSTATES ARE THE NATION’S 8TH MOST HEAVILY TRAVELED. IDADO HAS THE SMOOTHEST HIGHWAYS AND CALIFORNIA’S ARE THE BUSIEST.

HUGE STUDENT DEBTS

A new report from the Institute for College Access and Success says Pennsylvania is the 4th worst state in the country when it comes to student debt. The average student graduates with almost 30-thousand dollars in debt…And 70-percent of all students will be paying off some kind of debt. President obama is on a bus tour this week talking about making college more affordable and he will stop in Pennsylvania.

gas prices steady

Triple a FUEL GAUGE SAYS Western Pennsylvania gas prices remain at $3.59 this week. Across the Nation, THE average for regular unleaded is $3.54, the same as a week ago…13 cents less than a month ago. GAS PRICES HaVE fallen 9 cents in August. Violence in Egypt, Libya and Syria continueS to be the MAIN REASON PRICES ARE STAYING SO HIGH.

ready for grange fair?

AS MANY AS 200-THOUSAND PEOPLE COULD VISIT The CENTRE COUNTY Grange Fair AND ENCAMPMENT WHEN IT OPENS TOMORROW. TOday is the last day for campers to move in. HEAVY TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED NEAR THE FAIRGROUNDS. Shuttles will run from State College, Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap. IT’S 5-DOLLARS for a ride.